Short Pour & Factory Error Figures

A question that regularly pops up, is about figures that have no coo or date stamp. Also questions about figures that lack paint or have disfigured limbs, even two of the same limb, like two right arms or two left legs.
So I thought it might be a good idea to start a discussion thread, where we can show our short pours and other types of factory error figures. So that it might help to better document and explain to collectors, about these quirky and often interesting figures.
Many collectors find these figures so interesting that they have a factory error side focus. So if you have a short pour or factory error figure, please do chime in with some pics

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Although there are a handful of genuine variants that lack a coo or date stamp. For example a Lili Ledy Logray, & the majority of the top toys line.
Most figures that have this feature are usually short pours or factory errors, where the mould injection process did not completely fill the mould cavity. Perhaps due to a dirty mould, trapped air bubbles, or lack of plastic injected.
Here is an example of my Darth Vader short pour. Although it is quite obvious in this particular example that the figure is a short pour, due to the smaller foot and course / undefined texture of the leg. Some short pours can look completely normal, only having the coo and date stamp missing. Imperial Commander and Tusken Raider for example are well known for having short pours like this.




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Here is an example of a factory error, in my Anakin Skywalker figure, who has two left arms. Although it is possible, by some unscrupulous sellers, to create these quirky figures, by boiling and popping the limbs. My example is from my childhood and originally came from a factory sealed overstock baggie.




So if you have a short pour, or limb error, or factory paint application, error figure, then please do share it with us here

Great thread Chris.

Hopefully some of the other collectors will chime into the conversation. I don't have anything unusual like short pours or factory errors.

Great idea for a thread, Chris.

There is a lot of misinformation about these factory errors, sometimes resulting in wrongly labelling these figures as variants or even prototypes.
This thread will for sure help to put things into the right perspective.

Dr Dengar wrote:Great idea for a thread, Chris.

There is a lot of misinformation about these factory errors, sometimes resulting in wrongly labelling these figures as variants or even prototypes.
This thread will for sure help to put things into the right perspective.

yeah that was my thinking too Marco, hopefully we can educate and help to dispel some misinformation about these figures.
But also show how quirky and appealing some of them can be

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thanks for chiming in James, those short pours and factory errors are great
Your Vader looks very similar to mine, with a shorter leg and stumpy foot. But it has more of the normal detailing on the leg and and boot.
The same with the rebel commander, shorter leg and stumpy foot probably caused by inadequate amounts of plastic being injected into the mould.
With the Vader figure, its a moulded black figure, with very little paint apps, so a flaw like this could easily be missed. But I find it interesting that the Rebel commander leg was not picked up by quality control, and actually went through the painting and assembly process.

The shrunken head Lando, is a cool error it's interesting that if this was a result of improper cooling, after being pulled from the mould. That the spray mask still fitted him quite well, and that his hair, eyes and moustache all look quite well aligned and not too oversized. But I suppose the size difference is subtle enough that it went unnoticed by QC.
thanks for sharing Jim

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Greta errors Steve, the unpainted Lando belt is very cool and that poor Jawa, with his legs on backwards, looks like he must have been assembled by Chewbacca

I'm pouring over this forum. Great thread!

that hammerhead looks evil as hell , love him

some fantastically weird and wonderful factory errors and short pours guys,
thank you so much for chiming in, please do keep them coming if you have them

:lol is he still in your collection james?

hellhippie wrote::lol is he still in your collection james?

yes sir

I like him because he looks evil too

i like the gun of solo

Chewie is great. Love These weired figures too. Will search on mine to add here.

Love the Luke. His saber is pink!

Holster is not black? Right?